Clayton A. McCoy
Coastal Processes Specialist,
Center for Marine and Wetlands Studies
Contact Information:
Center for Marine and Wetland Studies
1270 Atlantic Avenue
Conway, SC 29526
(843) 349-4012 (tel)
(843) 349-4042 (fax)
cmccoy (at) coastal.edu
Education:
East Carolina University - Ph.D. 2006
Clemson University- B.S. 1999
Research Interests:
- Beach Erosion
- Seafloor Mapping
- Submarine Groundwater Discharge
- Rip Currents Awareness
Ongoing Research:
- Geochemical Characterization of Submarine Groundwater Seeps on the South Carolina Continental Shelf. Funded by South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium
- Beach Erosion Monitoring of beaches throughout South Carolina. Funded by the South Carolina Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, Horry County, and City of North Myrtle Beach
- Grand Strand Renourishment Monitoring and Research. Funded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
- Monthly Variability of Horry County Beaches. Funded by Horry County and City of North Myrtle Beach.
Selected Publications:
McCoy, C.A. and D.R. Corbett. In press. Review of submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) in coastal zones of the Southeast and Gulf Coast regions of the United States with Management Implications. Journal of Environmental Management.
McCoy, C.A., D.R. Corbett, J.E. Cable, and R.K. Spruill., 2007. Hydrogeological characterization of southeast Coastal Plain aquifers and groundwater discharge to Onslow Bay, North Carolina (USA). Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 309, 159-171.
McCoy, C.A., D.R. Corbett, B.A. McKee, and Z. Top. 2006. An evaluation of submarine groundwater discharge along the continental shelf of Louisiana using a multiple tracer approach. Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 112 (C3), C03013.
